Montreal politician warns against costly 1984 Olympics
Canadian author Nick Auf der Maur predicts a cycle of escalating costs for hosting the Games. He cites Montreal as a cautionary example where the 1976 cost ballooned beyond initial estimates, arguing New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles should demand IOC budget reductions or skip a make-do Olympics. He spoke by telephone from Montreal.
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Bargain Basement Olympics Warns from Auf der Maur
Montreal critic Auf der Maur blasts low cost Olympic plans, arguing federations demand perfection and high spending. He cites the 1984 New York and Montreal projects, noting inflated costs, unused venues, and heavy taxes while public facilities suffer. He warns against basing budgets on early estimates and doubling them.
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Benitez-Auguelle title bout at Madison Square Garden
Wilfredo Benitez defending junior welterweight honors against Alexis Arguello in separate MSG card. Benitez, 20-0-1 with 22 KOs, faces Jose Guerréra Chavez, a Venezuelan living in Montreal, in a 15 round New York Athletic Commission sanctioned bout. Arguello moves up from featherweight to meet Jose Fernandez in a 10 round junior lightweight bout.
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Linebacker ends holdout with two one year contracts
ST Charles AP Ray White a 28 year old linebacker ended his holdout with the St. Louis Cardinals by signing two one year deals worth 43000 for 1977 and 45000 for 1978. Cardinals assistant Larry Wilson said White was two weeks behind and urged him to play this year. White, a sixth year veteran from Syracuse, started five games at middle linebacker.
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Tennis apartheid studied South Africa on trial
London AP. The International Tennis Federation plans a delegation to South Africa to investigate apartheid and tennis after several countries withdrew from the Davis Cup and Federation Cup in protest of South Africa’s racial policies. The Soviet Union Canada Venezuela and Mexico pulled out, altering regional participation and highlighting years of sport-led anti apartheid pressure.
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